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Ariane Dubé

Director - Investment

Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ - Montérégie

Ariane has an analytical mind and innate sense of business that led her from the stock market to industry. She acquired her considerable skill in business financing at the Société générale de financement, where she started as Financial Analyst in industrial sectors before becoming Senior Investment Advisor in the Agri-food Group.
Before that, Ariane honed her skills in the securities industry as an institutional broker and financial analyst for the stock market.
Committed to her community, Ariane is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Centre des Femmes du Haut-Richelieu, an organization that specializes in community education and food safety.
Ariane Dubé is a graduate in administration from Université du Québec à Montréal. She also holds the title of CFA (chartered financial analyst).

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Julien Laplante

Director - Investment

Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ - Montérégie

Julien is fascinated by entrepreneurship. Before joining our team, Julien worked as a business valuation advisor at KPMG, where his primary responsibility was to conduct detailed financial analyses of large public and private companies. He then moved into the financial field, building expertise as an investor for large financial institutions, both in equipment financing and traditional bank financing, while acquiring a solid understanding of the manufacturing sector and international finance.
An open-minded professional, he finds creative solutions to ensure his clients' success. With his keen eye for business and determination to understand every aspect of entrepreneurship, Julien has been a member of various committees and boards of directors, notably, the board of Gaiapress, where he served as vice-chair, and that of Jeunes Administrateurs de l'IGOPP.
Julien Laplante is a member of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec and holds a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Université de Sherbrooke. He also holds a Master of Sustainable Development, awarded by Université de Sherbrooke in partnership with the École supérieure de commerce Tours-Poitiers in France.

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Johanne Pilon

Regional Vice-President

Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ - Montérégie

Johanne has spent her entire career in business financing, largely at Investissement Québec, where she was Regional Director, Nord-Ouest du Québec, among other postings. As a result, she has great expertise not only in business financing but in adjustment, analysis and mobilizing personnel as well. She is also known for her business development skills and her leadership.
Strongly committed to social involvement, Johanne has served on several boards of directors and still sits on the board of a community foundation.
Johanne Pilon is a member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec and a graduate in accounting from University du Québec à Montréal.